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Yi Si-yeong (Korean: 이시영; Hanja: 李始榮; December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and neo-Confucianist scholar. He was the first vice president of South Korea from 1948 to 1951.[1] Yi resigned after the National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His art names were Seongjae (성재; 省齋) or Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.
Yi Si-yeong | |
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| 1st Vice President of South Korea | |
| In office 24 July 1948 – 9 May 1951 | |
| President | Syngman Rhee |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kim Seong-su |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1868 Hanseong-bu, Joseon |
| Died | 19 April 1953 (aged 84) Busan, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이시영 |
| Hanja | 李始榮 |
| Revised Romanization | I Siyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Siyŏng |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 성재 |
| Hanja | 省齋 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngjae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 성흡 |
| Hanja | 聖翕 |
| Revised Romanization | Seongheup |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnghŭp |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 시림산인 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sirimsanin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sirimsanin |
Work book
edit- Gamseemanuh (감시만어; 感時漫語)
Popular culture
edit- Portrayed by Jo Young-jin in the 2010 KBS TV series Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hanguksa daesajeon (한국사대사전 Encyclopedia of Korean History; 2004), Goryeo chulpansa (고려출판사), p.1039
External links
edit- Yi Si-yeong (in Korean)
- Yi Si-yeong:Navercast (in Korean)
- Yi See-young:Korean historical persons information Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- Yi See-young (in Korean)
- Yi See-young (in Korean)
- Yi See-young:Nate Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
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